The Illini had a convincing win tonight against Loyola Maryland, 77-43. Box Score
This was a good game to watch because the Illini were home and were able to get back on track in several ways: playing tough defense (held Loyola to 20% FG shooting), scoring better and shooting free throws at 72%. Pruitt had a very solid game with 16 points and 11 rebounds, Randle had an impressive performance with 17 points including 3 or 4 great dunks, and McCamey had one of his best games at guard, with 9 points and 4 assists in 24 minutes. There was also the opportunity to play lots of guys and Davis, Tisdale and Cole all made some nice contributions off the bench.
The Illini offense still needs to get sharper, but this was a truly outstanding defensive effort, holding Loyola to their lowest scoring of the year, and lowest percentage shooting night of the year. The Loyola head coach was really giving them an earful when he called timeouts.
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